Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Africanize /ăf'-rək-ən-īzˌ/ · Af·ri·can·ize · IPA /ˈæfrəkənˌaɪz/ 01 v. t. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. 1. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes.[Amer.]